Short film
Kaju Katli
2025 · 10 min
A quiet, tender short that sits with a teenager's grief as he tries to make a traditional sweet, feeling like a gentle, honest look at loss and belonging.
- Directed by
- Sujay Khona
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Aadith Iyer, Shriya Bharadwaz, Meera Narasimhan
- Overview
- Akshay, a Marathi-American teenager struggles to prepare kaju katli for the annual Diwali party, consumed by grief. He is forced to reckon with the true reason he is struggling to create this dessert, redefining his place in his culture.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Grief, identity, family, coming-of-age
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Sujay Khona
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Aadith Iyer, Shriya Bharadwaz, Meera Narasimhan